Amusement device



@st. 24, 1933. R, H, FRlSBlE r AL 1,932,@35

AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed June 25, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l T/ZL 22 5 f? 6 K| f ll M14 HHFT/Eb/E; hf. gg vz Oct. 24, 1933. FR|SBI|E r AL 1,932,035

AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed June 25, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 24, i933 1,932,035 h g AM s MENrDEvIcEf,

Raymond H." Frisbie,-*Kewaunee, 'and w m Wright, Green Bay, Wis.

ApplicationjJune 25, 1931.} sun is. 546,698 Y 2 Claims.

This invention relates to: improvements "in amusement devices. 7 One of the'objects of the present invention is the provision of a toy amusement device in the form of a mechanically operated merry-goround, which'is designed to not only provide amusement for children, but to provide'a new exercising device as well, and one which can be set up in a comparatively small space and operated by children; i 1

Another object of the present invention is the provision of an amusement device which includes a circular trackway with traction supported car riages, the wheels of which are guided by the trackways, together with means operated from the carriages for manually propelling the same around the trackvvay, whereby the device not only provides an amusement device inthe form of a merry-go-round, but includes means in the form of an exercising device for the rider of the carriages.

A further object of the present invention is the a provision of a novel amusement device in the trackway with carriages adapted to ride within said trackway and a central stationary gear 00- operating with suitable pinionson the innerends of shafts which are manually rotated by the operators of the carriages about the circular trackway.

With the above and other objects'in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set, forth, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a 130131313111 view of an amusement device, constructed in accordance with our in-.

vention, with parts broken away and illustrated in cross section; I Figure 2 is a sectional view on of Figure 1; and

the line '2 2 riages.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a circular channel trackway supported upon the outer ends of radially disposed support ing ties 2, the inner ends of which are arranged in meeting relation, as illustrated in Figure 1;

and are'connected by means of a base plate 3.

Mounted within the central portion of the base plate 3 is an upright shaft 4 having a hub 5 and supported upon the hub 5 is a circular bevel 552' gear 6 arranged in spaced relation with the base porting posts "7'.

form of a merry-go-round including a circular v plate'3 and connected thereto by means of sup- The carriages used in 'connectionwith the trackway 1 include the seat platform 8 having brackets 9 at eachend thereof carrying shafts llcupon which the traction wheels 11 are'mount-' ed; These-traction wheelsare preferably'provided with tires 12 which may be of rubber or other resilient material to provide a'srnoo'th running of the carriages in the'trackway.

'The carriages are preferably connected by means of a cross beam 13 rotatably mounted pan the' upright shaft land supported upon the collar l-i carried by said shaft; 4 The ends ofthe cross bar 13 are connected directly to the carriages on the lower face of the platforms 8. Supported within suitable bearings 15 beneath the cross bar 13 are the drive shafts 16, the inner ends -of which carry bevel pinions'l l 00-- operating with'the circular bevel gear 6.

he outer ends of the shafts 16 are provided with crank portions 18 which are connected to the operating yokes 19 rockablymounted upon the platforms 8.

The operating yokes 19 are preferably of U- shaped construction, as shown in Figure 2, with the upper loop portion forming the handle for the operator and the side portions are connected by means of a cross piece 20 which is rotatably mounted in a bearing loop 21 attached to the under face of the platform of the carriage. A cross piece 22 connects the lower arms of the yoke 19 and pivctally connected to the cross piece 22 is a link 23, the other end of which is pivotally connected to the crank 18 at the outer end of each shaft 16.

From the above construction, it will be apparent that byrocking the upper loop portion 24 of the yoke 19 on each carriage, movement will be imparted to the shaft 16, causing the pinions 17 to travel around the circular bevel gear 6 which inturn will urge the carriages Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the cararound the 'tmckway While we have described andillustrated only one cross bar 13 and two carriages attached to the same, it will be apparent that another cross bar could be arranged transversely of the one illustrated and the device used with four carriages if the occasion should require.

In fact the device could be made largeenough so thata number of cross bars could be used, all integrally connected at thecentral portion, thus providing for the use of several carriages.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that we have provided a very simple and inexpensive device of this character which will afiord considerable amusement for children and at the same time, due to the necessary manipulation of the yoke 19, the children occupying the carriages 8 will be benefited by the exercise necessary for the operation of the carriages. Thus, the device is not only an amusement device, but one which provides beneficial exercise to children.

The construction of the same is of a very simple nature, so that it can be placed on the market at a very low cost.

Attention is directed to the fact that the lower ends of the U-shaped yoke 19 are extende laterally to form suitable foot rests 25, whereby the child or party using the carriage can place their feet upon the rests 25 and in operating the yoke 19 pressure can be applied to these foot rests as well as the application of power to the upper end of the yoke for using both the feet and the hands for operating the carriages.

This construction creates a beneficial exercise in, that in operating the carriages, the entire body is in motion.

We have shown and described; the preferred embodiment of our invention, it will be apparent from the foregoing that slight changes may be made in the construction when putting the invention into practice without departing from the spirit of the same or the scope of the appended claims.

We claim: 7

1. -An amusement device comprising a plurality of radiating ties, a circular track secured to the ends of the ties, an axially disposed discshaped base plate secured to and connecting said ties together, a rigid supporting shaft secured to the axial center of the base plate, a beveled gear secured to the shaft, reinforcing rods connecting the gear to the base plate, a, supporting collar secured to the shaft, a rotatable head mounted on 'thekshaft resting on the collar, radially extending supporting arms secured to the head, carriages connected with the arms having supporting wheels mounted in the track, operating shafts rotatably carried by the supporting arms,

means for operating the shafts from the carriages, and pinions connected to the inner ends of the operating shafts meshing with said beveled gear.

2. An amusement device comprising a supporting shaft, a beveled gear on the supporting shaft, a rotatable head mounted on the shaft above the beveled gear, radially extending arms secured to the head and rotatable therewith, operating shafts rotatably supported by the arms, ipinions secured to the inner ends of the shafts meshing withthe beveled-gear, carriages secured :to the'outer ends of the arms, inverted U-shaped operating handles pivotally connected to the carriages and straddling the seat portions thereof, outwardly extending feet formed on the RAYMOND I-I. FRISBI'E. WILLIANI WRIGHT. 

